Nairobi planning to bid for the 2024 Olympics
August 9th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Nairobi, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga announced on Wednesday that they are preparing the country so that they can host the Olympic Games in 2024.
Odinga said that ... Read more...
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Olympics boycott is on the table, claims Bhopal NGO
February 27th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 27 (IANS) Union sports ministry officials have assured them that India was all prepared to boycott the London Olympics over the Dow Chemicals' sponsorship issue and was only ... Read more...
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Bhopal survivors burn effigy of IOC president
February 19th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 19 (IANS) The survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster Sunday burnt an effigy of International Olympics Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge, who has said that Dow Chemical, ... Read more...
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Bhopal activists blast IOC
February 16th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 16 (IANS) The International Olympics Committee (IOC) has come under renewed attack from activists here for defending US company Dow Chemicals, a sponsor of the London Olympics."IOC ... Read more...
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Four cricketers of current Pak squad undergo “dope tests” in England
September 16th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 16 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) have taken dope tests of four cricket players from Pakistan, who are a part of the ... Read more...
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Female Ski Jumpers: Just Testing The Ground
February 11th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Vancouver, Feb 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Vancouver winter Olympics, one of the biggest arenas for showcasing one's athletic skills, is subject to a great and unfortunate partiality. All the games ... Read more...
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Baseball and Softball out, cricket may be in for London Olympics
August 26th, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 26 (ANI): The list of sports played at the London 2012 Olympics will differ from Beijing. Baseball and softball will be out after the International Olympics Committee decided they ... Read more...
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China celebrates ‘huge prestige bonanza’ of Olympics
August 25th, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 25 (DPA) China Monday celebrated the Beijing Olympics as a "glorious success", while rest of the world saw the Games as a demonstration of the potential of an aspiring global ... Read more...
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London legislator heads for Beijing, wants cricket in 2012 Olympics
August 6th, 2008 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Aug 6 (IANS) An Asian member of the London Assembly is taking to Beijing his campaign to have Twenty20 cricket showcased in the 2012 London Olympics. "We should ... Read more...
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Oz athletes to protest at Beijing Olympics on podiums
May 10th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 10 (ANI): Australian athletes at the Beijing Olympics will possibly protest against China's human rights record while on the medal podiums during the games."It is a real possibility,'' Australia's ... Read more...
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